Syntegra Appoints Senior Executives to Advance Global Vertical Strategy

    ARDEN HILLS, Minn.--May 14, 2003--Syntegra, the $900 million leader in business transformation, change management and systems integration - has appointed three senior executives to advance implementation of the company's global vertical strategy and to strengthen the company's strategic focus.
    The three appointments are: Derek Messulam, who becomes vice president energy and communications sectors; Rich Pirrotta who becomes vice president of the manufacturing sector; and Chris Turnquist who becomes vice president of the retail sector.
    "These appointments illustrate Syntegra's commitment to our vertical market strategy, and create a management team that is focused on delivering significant benefits for our customers," said Rob Morrison, chief operating officer, Syntegra USA. "Syntegra is uniquely positioned to address the challenges of the marketplace and further strengthens its position as a global leader in business transformation and change management."

    Among the key appointments are the following:

    Derek Messulam has been named vice president of the Energy & Communications sectors. Derek joined Syntegra in the fall of 2001 to establish and build the company's Communications sector, which achieved over 50 percent growth during 2002. In his new position Derek will take on the additional responsibility of leading the Energy sector. Prior to joining Syntegra Derek held senior management roles at Telcordia Technologies and Arthur Andersen. He is based in New York City.
    Rich Pirrotta has been named vice president of the Manufacturing sector. Rich joined Syntegra in November 2002 as director, industry marketing and has been promoted to vice president. He will be responsible for aligning teams in the US and Europe to deliver world-class solutions for manufacturing enterprises. Prior to joining Syntegra, Rich held senior management positions in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice of Deloitte&Touche, at the Fiera Group, and at Deloitte Consulting. He is based in Birmingham, Michigan.
    Chris Turnquist was named vice president of the Retail sector. Chris joined Syntegra in September 2002 as retail industry marketing director where he transformed Syntegra's core capabilities into relevant, industry-specific propositions for retailers. In his new role, Chris is responsible for the sales, service and marketing operations for Retail. Prior to joining Syntegra Chris held senior management roles at Net Perceptions and Knowledge Discovery One, Inc. (KD1). He is based in Arden Hills, Minnesota.

    About Syntegra

    Syntegra is part of British Telecommunications (BT) Group. It plays a key role in the realization of BT's Information Communications Technology (ICT) strategy as BT's expert in business transformation and change management. Syntegra has revenues of around $900 million and employs more than 5000 business and technical professionals worldwide.
    Syntegra helps organizations transform the way that they operate by applying business knowledge and technology to make new and better ways of working possible. The nature of such major business change means that in many cases Syntegra takes on the responsibility for one or more business processes, or an organization's entire ICT infrastructure. For further information visit www.syntegra.com.